What is Cross-Site Scripting?
codeflare Cross-site scripting (XSS) is an attempt to insert malicious markup or untrusted data into values or results that are subsequently displayed in a web page. This malicious code attempts to…
Understanding SQL Injection Attacks
Understanding SQL Injection Attacks is very paramount to building a secure web application. SQL injection is an attack in which SQL code is inserted or appended into application/user input parameters…
What is SSL?
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It provides a secured and encrypted layer of privacy to web applications. SSL can provide for transport-layer encryption, so that an intermediary between the…
5 Habits of a Security-Conscious Developer
Given the amount of security breaches that go on everyday, there is hardly any security-conscious developer (or any developer for that matter) that will say that security isn't important. In…
5 Network Scanning Tools
Network scanning is the process of identifying, analysing and fixing loopholes and vulnerabilities in a network to prevent a malicious attacker from gaining access to your network system. For a…
What Are Cookies?
We've all been harassed with the following request: This website uses cookies ... Please accept to continue ... Oh yeah! Cookies are data that are collected from websites that you…
Human Attacks on Web Applications
Humans can use technologies in either harmful or helpful ways. And while, as a software developer, you are legally not responsible for the actions of people who use your applications,…